Moss Vale Plastics Recycling Facility

I am seriously concerned about the significant traffic impacts that will be generated as a result of the large trucks required to service the facility. The size, number, frequency and proposed traffic routes are inappropriate given the sensitive surrounding residential land uses. Regardless of the proposed traffic management plan, there is no certainty that the trucks will follow the proposed routes which exposes other surrounding streets to their impacts, including in particular Parkes Road, Innes Road, Berrima Road, Garrett Street and Waites Street. Importantly though, the proposed access routes (assuming they are strictly followed) which include Beaconsfield Road and Lyntton Road are inappropriate given the number of residential properties along these roads. I have concerns about the land use conflicts this proposal creates where I see young families and children regularly walking along these roads that do not have footpaths as they should be able to do without the fear of being run over by large trucks.

I believe that this proposal will have adverse impacts on tourism. People come to the Southern Highlands for its scenic landscape and for a calming escape. This facility does not service the local community and does not add any tangible benefits to local residents. In comparison to other surrounding industrial uses, most of which are either far removed from residential areas or are not at all of the same intensity of the proposal, the development contemplated will tarnish Moss Vale and impact on why people choose to live here. People are anxious and emotionally stressed by the possibility that such a facility might be approved in such close proxemity to where they live and this has ongoing negative social impacts.

I believe that this will proposal will significantly reduce the value of my property and the properties around the subject site.

I was shocked and disappointed to learn about the proposed Plasrefine plastic recycling facility proposed for Moss Vale. The location is not suitable for a recycling plant of this scale. It borders residential properties and there is currently no access other than a residential road to this facility. How can it be appropriate to put an 18m tall, 8 acre industrial building on beautiful green paddocks that harbours endangered native wildlife?
Another concern is the water usage which will be coming from the Wingecarribee drinking water supply. The plant will need about 46000 litres of water per day! Also, waste water will be pumped back into our already overloaded water sewerage system.
The developers have no previous experience in this field, which is evident in the way they have presented their proposal and EiS. There are so many inconsistencies in their presentation. Companies owned by Lyu Yalin, principal technical director of Plasrefine, have been censured by Beijing’s Environmental and Ecological Bureau. Public notices on the bureau’s website show four regulatory infractions from 2011 including air pollution, with Kelilier, a company owned and operated by Mr Lyu, being fined $6600 in March last year for monitoring failures.
Plasrefine director Nanxi Zheng is Sydney-based and is Lyu Yalin’s niece.
She acknowledges notices from the Environment Bureau have been issued, but said, “He has got a lot of honours and awards as well”.
I have grave concern for the health of residents and children attending schools in the vicinity of the development. There will be toxic emissions from this recycling plant, and micro plastics will end up in the air and our waterways, which will have an effect on all Southern Highlands residents.
The plant will be active from 7am- 6pm daily, which means constant noise pollution by the vibration of the plant and constant movement of 20 tonne trucks.
It seems like the director of Plasrefine, Ms Nancy Zheng seems to feel that because she owns the property at the end of Beaconsfield Rd, she’s entitled to use the road if no other means of access can be negotiated. That road can never cope with 20 tonne trucks, 100 per day, Monday to Friday, travelling to and from the recycling plant .
There will also be the additional movement of 280 light vehicles per day, from 140 employees.
In the event of the plant catching fire, the Southern Highlands do not have the capability of dealing with a fire of this proportion, which was evident when last year we had a restaurant fire on Bong Bong street Bowral. Campbeltown fire service were called upon to help combat the fire.
How will the movement of the trucks be policed? Surely trucks from Wollongong will take the shortest route to and from their destination?
Where will the toxic sludge (byproduct of the recycling process) be disposed of?
Please do not allow this toxic recycling plant to be built on the proposed site. It is not the right location for it. Surely there are more suitable sites for industrial developments like these.
This proposal has alreadyreached EIS stage, but there is still no road access to the site. How is that possible? Surely access should have been addressed before the development reached Environmental Impact Statement stage?
Please do not approve the proposed Plasrefine recycling plant at this location in Moss Vale which is clearly inappropriate for this development.
Thank you for reading and considering my objection.

As a freehold owner this project will violate my right to peace and quiet, I should be protected from the nuisance of the substantial and unreasonable interference from the air,
noise and light pollution.
I believe the location of this facility is wrong, it is within the Moss Vale town boundary, with unacceptable noise impacts, poor road access, overdevelopment of the site due to its small size, and the visual intrusion of the rural landscape and only meters from the Garvan institute, the country side is beautiful and should be enjoyed by people not industry
Transport access is uncertain and unacceptable, their estimate of 100 truck movements per day with no set route and no control over drivers who will take the fastest route, There is no accounting for the additional vehicle movements of the planned 140 staff who will be shift workers and unlikely to use public transport,because of the timing of their shifts.
Road access is not suitable for heavy vehicles, narrow roads with no footpaths within the vicinity of two schools and a child care centre,the roads are already not up to standard
Road maintenance will become the responsibility of the council ratepayers after the initial very small one  off contribution from the developer with no consideration of the further deterioration of the local roads from the heavy vehicles.
The developer speaks of a new access road yet does not even own this land and it would still need to be fed from the local road system, their traffic impact assessment was
undertaken during covid and pre the covid migration to the Moss Vale area, not giving a true and current impact assessment, leading to increase traffic on local roads, increased traffic related noise and inadequate existing road infrastructure.Having the area rezoned light industrial will only bring more industry to the area and the surrounding roads are not equipped to handle this vehicle movement.
I believe my health and safety will be substantially impacted from the toxic residues,toxins in the plastic dust,odour from the plastic waste bales, the large use of town water and the contaminated water entering the overloaded sewage system and also no mention of where the residue sludge and waste goes to, as our current waste sights are already overloaded.The surrounding soil will become contaminated
The Southern Highlands has always been an area of natural beauty giving a comfortable travel time for residents from Sydney and Canberra for respite and tourism this project will severely effect tourism and the future enjoyment of this beautiful natural area.Im sure other areas around Goulborn that have a existing railway line and infrastructure might be better equipped to roll out this development.Im not sure that the developer who only has one other plant operating in the world  is the ideal person to be given this opportunity,Beijing has a shocking pollution problem I know as I have been there
This site should never have been rezoned as a result of a decision from a council that has now been placed in administration.

I Danuta Hulajko, Manager DH Natural Medicine Clinic object to the proposed development SSD-9409987,Moss Vale Plastic Recycling Facility. There is no area of planning or environmental State or Local legislation which this proposal satisfies. In Summary, the site is totally unsuitable, there is no safe vehicular access, no consideration for the residents in terms of noise and vibration, impact of traffic on the region, air quality and hazardous nature of plastics processed, lack of Social Impact Statement and visual impact, water and air quality and fire hazard.

I hope this gets through. I am not computer literate.

I am a local Moss Vale resident, having moved to Moss Vale from Sydney with my partner in late 2021. My partner and I have long wished to live in the Highlands, having spent considerable leisure time in the area over the last couple of years, and whilst visiting and supporting my partner's sister's small business in Bowral. We were originally drawn to the Highlands because of the tranquil, rural environment, the quiet, safe neighbourhoods and the warm, welcoming community, features which we've come to cherish since calling the Highlands our home. The proposed plastic recycling facility in such close proximity to residential communities is incongruent with these Highlands values and would severely and irreversibly effect the fabric of the Highlands.

My professional background is as a Renewable Energy Engineer, having spent much of my tertiary education and early career focused on renewable, 'green' initiatives, waste reduction and recycling. Whilst I fully support plastic processing, recycling and reuse, the proposed site for such an operation, particular given its scale and intensity, is entirely unsuitable on a host of fronts. An operation of the proposed scale requires significant supporting infrastructure and site access, which doesn't suit the residential landscape in which the proposed site is situated.

The proponent has provided inconsistent and misleading information pertaining to site access, claiming that a purpose-built road will be used to support site operations, despite having received none of the required consents. They have also claimed that they will (in the case that a purpose-built road cannot be secured) utilise the existing public roads, despite the associated roads not being rated for the types of trucks and throughput required to support the proposed operation.

The operation of this facility would have a significant negative impact on the surrounding residential and agricultural communities. The visual impact of this facility would be severe, the mitigation of which (as outlined by the proponent) would offer very little to no remediation. The plastic recycling process is very water-intensive, and will add significant strain onto the existing water supply, an issue which the proposal does not adequately address. Furthermore, the site is expected to produce more than 16,000 litres of contaminated waste every day, which would put the already strained local sewage system at considerable risk. In addition to the aforementioned water and waste concerns, the proponent has also failed to adequately address noise, air quality, vibration and traffic implications of the proposed site. The submitted documentation is woefully inadequate and misleading, with very little evidence to suggest that these fundamental aspects of industrial planning and site design have been taken into account.

It would be a travesty if this proposal were to be approved. An industrial operation of this scale and intensity in the midst of residential neighbourhoods, in a region renowned for it's quiet, serene landscapes would represent a complete failure of the planning system.

I moved to Moss Vale in 1948 and have seen what has happened to the area with it's lack of infrastructure to cater for the increasing population lot alone industry. The reason I continue tolive here is the fresh air and clean air. An industry such as the proposed plastic refinining plant with only further pollute the air and water of the Southern Highlands.
I am not opposed to the recuycling plant per sae, BUT the location requested is ridiculous for the following reasons:
It is within a very close distance to Moss Vale town centre
It is going to infiltrate the Sydney Water Catchment
It is Totally unsuitable to be located next to housing
The size of the building(s) is ridiculoously large - 5 storeys. There is nothing between Cambelltown and Canberra of this size and I do wonder if there are many, if any, 5 storey buildings in the Campbelltown area.
Air polution and smell will create problems when the westerly winds blow, not only across Moss Vale but well over Bowral and the affluent suburb of Burradoo.
Traffic will create even more problems than we have now. At times it takes 15 minutes to drive through Moss Vale as there is no by -pass of the township.
The suggested access roads to the plant are in appalling condition now, what will they be like with some 100 truck movements each day going in and out.
Noise is another problems, 24/7 operation will be abominable, we all now how noise travels at night let alone on a clear frosty night. It will be heard for miles and miles
around.

The proposed Development is therefore not suitable use under the State Environmental Planning Policy 2011 No 511 and includes the Chapter 6B of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001 for the following reasons:
The proposed development is located:
· Less than 2 km from the Town Centre of Moss Vale.
· Less than 1 km from the residential suburbs of Moss Vale.
· Less than 200 m to the first residences.
· Directly adjoining Primary Production Small Lots area.
· Less than 1 km from Early Childhood Learning Centre.
· There are a number of archaeological sites including Aboriginal Sites of heritage values.
· There are only local roads and no any major thoroughfare easy accessible.
The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) does not address adequately any possible hazard:
· No buffer zone for air quality and odour.
· No buffer zone for noise and vibration.
· No buffer zone for fire hazard
· No plan for evacuation in case of any accident including surrounding residences as well as future employees.

Figure 12.4 and 12.5 Noise Contour is modelled on the way to avoid residential suburbs. There is no natural barrier Or any other barrier, so obviously that contour on both maps intentionally modified.
Instead of identified hazard zones, the LES stated as the potential cumulative hazard (page 284):
· Noise and vibration - 1.6 km radius surrounding the proposed plastic and reprocessing facility site,
· Air Quality and odour – 1.2 radius surrounding the proposed plastic and reprocessing facility site,
· Landscape and visual – 2 km radius surrounding the proposed plastic and reprocessing facility site,
· Aboriginal and cultural heritage – 10 km radius surrounding the proposed plastic and reprocessing facility site,
· Biodiversity – 10 km radius surrounding the proposed plastic and reprocessing facility site.
Please note that the significant residential areas within the Moss Vale and the surrounding rural residences as well as Early Childhood Learning Centre and other facilities will be significantly compromised if the proposed plant will be approved.
Based on the requirements of the SEPP 33 the proposed development is potentially hazardous in nature as it involves plastics and polymers for reprocessing. While the plastic products prior to recycling or final products may not be hazardous and toxic there are some stages in the reprocessing of each of those plastics are hazardous and toxic as discussed below.
Section 7.5.1 of the EIS
This section lists 6 types of plastics and polymers which will be crushed ( powder will be in the) , melted at a high temperature and molded into new plastic products. I cannot find anywhere in the EIS how the proponent is going to address this. The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSD) for each of those plastic is discussed below. Two of plastic proposed for recycling are potentially explosive in the powder form. Other byproducts like plastic sludge is deadly to the environment ( water, wildlife, humans, soil) and cannot be disposed of just anywhere like in Bowral waste facility as GHD report suggests. The GHD Project Manager David Gamble could not answer any of my questions nor the Director of Plasrefine, Nanxi Zheng from China present at last week's meeting with the community in Exeter.

Furthermore a the proposed waste facility has a definite stigma and would affect property values.

Below links to support my concerns.
https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/about-epa/news-media-and-updates/media-releases-and-news/epa-issues-prohibition-notice-on-manufacturer
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-59413339
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/18/recycled-plastic-bottles-leach-more-chemicals-into-drinks-review-finds?fbclid=IwAR35K3JnqybmAEuklAT8mzOygymDcdFH7rcyDAuzC6lKlqQ5QyRYlOUv7pI

Access and Site
• Beaconsfield Rd not suitable for heavy vehicles
• No consent from Australian Bio Resources to build a road through their land.
• East-West Braddon Rd is a big engineering project, will take longer than GHD’s stated 1 month Proposing to possibly use Beaconsfield Rd for construction
• The factory is proposed to be located within 150m - 200m from homes, off Beaconsfield Road
• Site is one Lot and DP with 2 Zones.
• Site has 2 incompatible zones, Conservation (C4) and an under sized General Industrial portion (IN1)
• The site has highly sensitive environmental areas (Koala Habitat)……Biodiversity…exotic plants????
• This is not 3kms North of Moss Vale, as stated by Plasrefine, but within the town boundary - MISLEADING! From the old GPO in Argyle St to the end of Beaconsfield Rd is 2.17kms as the crow flies, for emissions
• Site has 2 incompatible zones, Conservation (C4) and an under sized General Industrial portion (IN1)
Factory Complex
• 38,638 square metres (9 1/2 acres) of building over 5 storeys (18 m) in height in a highly vis
• No detailed plans, architectural drawings and diagrams of the factory complexes, only basic concept plans
• No reference of scale on any concept plan
Safety
• Narrow access along Beaconsfield Rd with no Pedestrian access Used by locals at all times of day by walkers, school children, horses etc. Need to walk on the road – no footpaths
• Childcare Centre on Beaconsfield Rd and within vicinity of 2 schools
• Possible stockpiling of hazardous materials and chemicals onsite
• Access into Braddon East for heavy vehicles turning in or out from Lackey Rd
• Deterioration of Lackey Rd due to increased use and no developer contributions Therefore taxpayers become responsible for ongoing costs
Roads and Traffic
• Increase in traffic on local roads eg. 100 heavy vehicle truck movement per day (Mon – Fri) and 240 light vehicles per day
• Multiple local roads will need to be upgraded to sustain the increased traffic to be generated by the proposal – at taxpayers’ expense
Noise and Vibrations
• 24hr operation, 7 days per week for 44 weeks per year and 8 weeks for maintenance
• xxx metres from Australian Bio Resources (the Garvan Institute)
• 150 metres from closest resident
Water and Air Quality
• Odour from plastic waste bales, storage, processing, wastewater facility
• Toxic residues, toxins in plastic dust, emissions on prevailing westerlies
• Category 2 riparian waterway that flows directly into the Wingecarribee River, the SYDNEY Drinking Water Catchment!
• Wash / heat / shred / pelletise and melt then make more plastic products, greenwashed by the term RECYCLING. Advised by GHD that a temperature of 280 degrees is needed to melt the plastic. Associated odours
• Proposing to use 46,300L of water every day to wash plastic waste sourced from a combination of rainwater harvesting and potable town water.
• Proposing to pump 16,300L of contaminated water a day into our already overloaded sewage system.
• NO Offensive Industry Licence, just a requirement to do an annual air quality audit! By Whom? Qualifications?
• Proposing to pump 16,300L of contaminated water a day into our already overloaded sewage system.
Visual
• light pollution
• EIS fails to address lighting impacts
• visual impact, huge bulk and scale eg Nine and a half acres of buildings
• Screening trees and general landscaping, makes no reference to pest control to prevent destruction in early growing stages Critical to establish for minimising visual impact of the massive complex and angle of projection for lighting
Social and Economic
• Unclear as to extent of localised employment
• Huge impact on local tourism and tourist related businesses, such as the wineries
• The effect of micro plastics on general health and possible release of emissions into the surrounding atmosphere, to be carried to other Highland towns and villages on prevailing westerlies
N.B. Proposed to take 120,000 tonne per year of dirty plastic waste from Sydney / Canberra / Wollongong (and more recently updated to include Vic and QLD)
Figure 12.4 and 12.5 Noise Contour is modelled on the way to avoid residential suburbs. There is no natural barrier Or any other barrier, so obviously that contour on both maps intentionally modified.
Instead of identified hazard zones, the LES stated as the potential cumulative hazard (page 284):
· Noise and vibration - 1.6 km radius surrounding the proposed plastic and reprocessing facility site,
· Air Quality and odour – 1.2 radius surrounding the proposed plastic and reprocessing facility site,
· Landscape and visual – 2 km radius surrounding the proposed plastic and reprocessing facility site,
· Aboriginal and cultural heritage – 10 km radius surrounding the proposed plastic and reprocessing facility site,
· Biodiversity – 10 km radius surrounding the proposed plastic and reprocessing facility site.

Please note that the significant residential areas within the Moss Vale and the surrounding rural residences as well as Early Childhood Learning Centre and other facilities will be significantly compromised if the proposed plant will be approved.

This project, in its current form, can not be allowed to proceed.
It is the right project in the wrong spot. The proponents have attempted to make the project fit the location, rather than try to find a location that suits the project.
There are a large number of reasons why this project should not continue.
The first is the fact that it is located remote to plastic collection facilities. For expedience, and to reduce emissions, the sensible approach would be to locate recycling facilities adjacent or within waste collection depots. Even the NSW Waste and Sustainability Materials Strategy 2041 assumes that plastic recycling will occur at the Materials Recovery Facilities - not packaged and then sent by diesel truck to a facility hundreds of kilometres away.
Instead, this proposal has been designed to rely on semi-trailers carrying the plastic waste to the facility, and then a separate semi-trailer will collect the plastic pellets and truck them away to a manufacturing plant.
The EIS estimates a conservative figure of 91,000 tonnes of CO2 being produced by the facility in a year. This is an underestimate as their vehicle figures are clearly underestimated. But even based on this figure, this facility provides no environmental benefit to NSW.
The NSW Waste and Sustainability Materials Strategy 2041 estimates that for every tonne of plastic recycled, there is a reduction of CO2 by around 1.2kg. As a result, using these figures, the plant will produce more Carbon emissions than it saves until it is recycling over 75,000 tonnes of plastic, which is greater than any other plastic recycling plant in Australia.
The other major mistake in the EIS is the estimate of truck movements. This figure has been changed several times, and it has now even been suggested that the number is now reduced below the EIS submission. The number of trucks has moved from 200, to 100, to 50. The issue is that the EIS points out that the trucks delivering the plastic will need to be different to those that take away the plastic pellets, and also those that take away the plastic waste that can't be recycled. So the actual truck movements number needs to be at least doubled. And our local roads cannot handle truck movements of that number.
But the main reason that this proposal should not be approved is that the local community does not want it.
We do not want the increased noise, the increased traffic, and the risk of enviromental pollution.
There is a very high risk of fire - one report estimates that 40% of waste recycling facilities catch fire every 12 months. There are severe fires in plastic recycling facilities every year - there have been recent ones in Wales in 2021 and in South Australia in 2020 and in Greece in 2020. In all these cases, the recycling plant was much smaller than the one proposed for Moss Vale. But in each case, the toxic pollution emanating from the fire caused ongoing concerns for local residents. The Plasrefine site is located within a strong breeze of many parts of Bowral. This is not just a concern for some NIMBY residents in Moss Vale - all of the Highlands is concerned with this.
As we have seen at previous plastic recycling plant fires, it is difficult to reduce or prevent fires. But a major concern for local residents is that access to the facility is poor for fire crews. It is is not worth the risk to our community to allow this facility to be built.
And as we have seen from other recycling plants, such as the one in Kilburn in South Australia, there are odours and microplastics released from these facilities. The EIS claims this will not happen, but previous experience from all the other plants shows that it is not possible to prevent pollution and the release of microplastics. Even just the fact that the roller doors on the factories will need to be constantly open and closed to allow the trucks to enter would indicate that there is a high potential for pollution to be released. The EIS makes the magical claim that through ' technology' this will be mitigated, but with trucks coming and going so regularly you would expect that the roller doors will remain up and open.
There is no economical benefit to our community, as there will be minimal jobs for locals, and the cost of road maintenance will increase.
There is no social benefit to the community, as our roads will be congested with semi-trailers and tourism will be impacted.
There is no environmental benefit - as I have already shown that the carbon emissions produced are greater than any savings made by recycling plastic.
Our community does not want this facility. There are other communities that would be happy to have such a facility built - Parkes in one example.
This facility should be located in Western Sydney, closer to the waste facilities that receive the plastic. The Western Sydney Aerotropolis is the natural home for such a facility, but they won't allow it to be built there. That should tell you enough to ensure that this proposal is not approved in Moss Vale.

Plastics are dangerous, especially if burnt.
This refinery near a residential town is not acceptable.
There is so much land between Moss Vale & Goulburn - why not use that?

The proposed Plasrefine site is in our residential street that is totally unsuitable for heavy vehicles. Within 400metres of the proposed site is a fully serviced new industrial area with heavy duty road and rail access. Plasrefine should be constructed within the existing industrial area.
Residential areas are for its residents to enjoy and live peacefully and we do not wish to put up with the hazards and noise of industry and heavy vehicle movement. We are totally opposed to the proposed facility.

As a freehold owner this project will violate my right to peace and quiet, I should be protected from the nuisance of the substantial and unreasonable interference from the air,
noise and light pollution.
I believe the location of this facility is wrong, it is within the Moss Vale town boundary, with unacceptable noise impacts, poor road access, overdevelopment of the site due to its small size, and the visual intrusion of the rural landscape and only meters from the Garvan institute.
Transport access is uncertain and unacceptable, their estimate of 100 truck movements per day with no set route and no control over drivers who will take the fastest route, There is no accounting for the additional vehicle movements of the planned 140 staff who will be shift workers and unlikely to use public transport.
Road access is not suitable for heavy vehicles, narrow roads with no footpaths within the vicinity of two schools and a child care centre.
Road maintenance will become the responsibility of the council ratepayers after the initial very small one off contribution from the developer with no consideration of the further deterioration of the local roads from the heavy vehicles.
The developer speaks of a new access road yet does not even own this land and it would still need to be fed from the local road system, their traffic impact assessment was
undertaken during covid and pre the covid migration to the Moss Vale area, not giving a true and current impact assessment, leading to increase traffic on local roads, increased traffic related noise and inadequate existing road infrastructure.
I believe my health and safety will be substantily impacted from the toxic residues,toxins in the plastic dust,odour from the plastic waste bales, the large use of town water and the contaminated water entering the overloaded sewage system and also no mention of where the residue sludge and waste goes to, as our current waste sights are already overloaded.
The Southern Highlands has always been an area of natural beauty giving a comfortable travel time for residents from Sydney and Canberra for respite and tourism this project will severley effect tourism and the future enjoyement of this beautiful natural area.
This site should never have been rezoned as aresult of a decision from a council that has now been placed in administration.

I wish to make a formal objection to the proposed plastics waste disposal facility for Beaconsfield Road, Moss Vale as detailed in the attached letter.

I object the Plasrefine project due to the following reasons.

1. The negative impact on the health of the people of Moss Vale/Berrima townships and greater Wingecarribee shire. Plastic refinery’s are renowned for significant spills and fires across the world. Little research has been conducted into the impact of exposure of air contamination for the residents. Pollutants from the car/truck movements have not been considered especially for the childhood centre on Beaconsfield road.
2. The impacts on the local environment have not been fully investigated. This will negatively effect the local flora and fauna.
3. Plasrefine has provided a poor response to community consultation. Making it difficult for those who work during the day to attend, limiting numbers, and providing the consultations out of area. Responses to difficult questions were avoided or not addressed.
4. Significant risks to polluting a major water source for the majority of Sydney’s drinking water.
5. Social impacts are currently unknown as there is no social impact assessment. We know the links between increase of living near truck corridors have a negative social and emotional impact on residents.

I am supportive of plastic recycling in the wingicaribee shire. However the site itself is not suitable at all, I feel that the push through by overseas investors shows a complete lack of understanding towards community that exists in the southern highlands. A site like this needs to be well away from peoples homes and not in the drinking water catchments. My main objections around the site are

1) truck movements. Far too many truck movements coming into the rural town of moss vale and down residential streets. Even if they build there own access roads the pollution and noise impact on the rural town will be significant and dangerous. Putting more pressure on emergency services and the already damaged council roads

2) risk of fire. Looking around the world these facilities have a high risk of fire, the gasses given off when the occurs are very harmful and need to be away from residential areas

3) water use. Although currently in a LA Nina cycle it won’t be long before we return to drought. The amount of water needed to be taken from our catchment is very excessive and will lead to further water restrictions in times of drought

4) water course. The site backs onto creeks that end up in the wingicaribee river. These facilities have a habit around the world of leaking micro plastics. This can not happen in our beautiful river systems

5) TRUST. This is the biggest. Many of the above can be over come with trust, something the highlands prides itself one. the company behind this is all smoke and mirrors. There has been no social impact report and all fronted through an spin company who have given very very poor engagement. I am not against over seas investment, I myself was born overseas before emigrating to nsw in 2008. I pride myself on working with others and have worked for none for profits and now the nsw gov in community roles. This just seams like a money grabbing exercise at any cost. I have always been a liberal voter since arriving in Australia, If the minister for planning thinks this is appropriate then I will not be voting liberal again

We are visitors to the Southern Highlands and greatly enjoy the pristine area so are extremely disappointed to hear that a company plan to construct an industrial size complex in the heart of the country to process plastic waste.
There has been limited consultation and no expert information as to how much of the plastics will enter the atmosphere and spoil the environment here and the consequent impact on the human and native species residing in this area.
Plus, the materials will need to be transported long distances to be processed, this will greatly increase heavy vehicle movement through the area, having a major negative impact on road safety. Clearly, this should not allowed unless a road safety audit is undertaken of this proposal.
Common sense says this type of facility needs to be located in a large industrial area associated with using recycled product and near a centre of major plastic waste to be economically viable.
Since visiting, on several occasions we have been privileged to encounter yellow-tailed black cockatoos, red-tailed cockatoos, corroboree frogs and several other frog species. We fear that this project will further endanger these animals. We are concerned that the applicants may not have a good environmental record.
How can we even consider risking our environment to such a group. Plus the absence of thorough health, environmental and ecological assessment needs to be addressed.

As a resident and owner in Moss Vale I strongly object against this project. It is not the right site for a plastic recycling plant.
It is in a residential area and the air and water pollution could impact negatively on residents, farmland and water supplies. Close to the proposed area live many endangered species including platypus. This would cause further decline of an already threatened species.
The surrounding farmlands provide food to local residents and also people that reside in NSW and could have negative health consequences.
The area does not have the road infrastructure for the number of proposed trucks. The roads are residential and are already struggling.
The Southern Highlands is a tourist area and many businesses are hospitality based. This type of plant would negatively impact these other businesses.
The company is not locally owned and has not shown any concern for the local area. They have not completed a social impact study.
The proposed site is close to schools and the impact on the students health is of great concern.
This is not the right site. A plastic recycling plant needs to be away from residents, endangered species and not close to drinking water supplies. This is the wrong site.

I object to the Plasrefine Plastic Waste Recycling Facility being located in the Moss Vale area. This facility goes against everything Moss Vale, Bowral and Berrima community represents in the beautiful Southern Highlands. The scale of the facility impacts all things local. I am a shop owner in the local area, a shop that relies on visitors to this area. The area is known for its tourism, this facility will directly impact visitors to the area which in turn will impact my business. It adversely affects the surroundings, including the natural environment and its associated aesthetic value and amenity. It will also adversely have impact on the amenities of Moss Vale due to the associated traffic, noise, nuisance and its appearance. People would be impacted detrimentally in their way of life, particularly those residents located in the closest proximity. I have family living in the direct area of the facility. They have moved to Moss Vale for an improved way of life. The change to infrastructure capacity, their childcare service, GP, community services and facilities, employment and impact on their day to day activities would be immense. I worry about how my family. There will be an increase in trucks at various times during the day. Can the children still play in their yards both front and back, and be safe from the physical presence of vehicles, their sounds and the pollutants being emitted from them. Is the water still safe? There will be toxic residues, toxins in plastic dust, emissions when there is strong wind. What will happen if there are floods like those we saw recently, can all the toxic waste be contained? Will my family be safe at all times? It will greatly change the function of this great community. While I understand and know the need for such a facility, MOSS VALE IS NOT THE RIGHT AREA. People are drawn to this area for its beautiful quiet, clean, green environment and friendly rural character. I know that allowing this infrastructure to explode in this community will destroy anything that has developed so warmly over time, disintegrating the wellbeing of this great community.

As a resident of Moss Vale I strongly object to the proposed Plasrefine plan for the following reasons:
- Proposed operator has only recently registered in Australia and has no track record of operating a plant of this size.
- Significant risk of contamination of air quality and water qvuality and damage to surrounding wildlife.
- No road infrastruture exists to support this project. The local council is under administration due to poor management and has a woeful track record of providing appropriate support.
- Significant extra truck traffic on residential streets.
- There has been NO social impact statement prepared and therefore we can not, as residents, accurately assess the impacts on ourselves, our children and our community.
- The proposed site is close to 2 schools and a early childhood centre and less than 3km from centre of town.
This is an inappropriate project for this area.